Why Preserving Your Wedding Bouquet Is Always a Good Idea

You spent many months planning your special day — hours and hours choosing all the little details that would make your wedding uniquely you. Perhaps you’ve had it all planned out since you were a little girl: your dress, your hairstyle, and that magical moment when you finally hold your wedding bouquet in your hands for the first time.

Ah yes — your bouquet. It’s hard to imagine a bride without one. Those carefully chosen blooms, in colours and styles that complement your look and fill your venue with charm, fragrance, and beauty. I still remember how emotional I felt when I first saw my own wedding flowers — they were even more beautiful than I’d imagined.

Because flowers play such an important role in setting the scene on your wedding day, it’s no surprise that we become deeply attached to them. Their beauty is fleeting, and perhaps that’s what makes them so special. That’s why wedding bouquet preservation is becoming increasingly popular — it allows you to hold onto those memories, capturing a moment in time that might otherwise fade.

By pressing your wedding bouquet, you don’t have to watch your blooms wilt and disappear. Instead, you can give them a new life — transformed into a unique and lasting keepsake. Every time you look at your pressed bouquet, you’ll be transported back to your wedding day: the joy, the excitement, and the love that filled the air.

Each pressed floral wedding bouquet I create is as unique as the bride herself — no two are ever the same. Preserving your wedding flowers is a slow, delicate process that takes around four to six months from start to finish. But that’s part of the magic — it means there’s still something beautiful to look forward to even after the wedding: the moment your bouquet returns to you, reimagined as art.

At my Buckinghamshire studio, I work carefully to ensure each bloom is pressed and arranged in a way that honours your original bouquet’s colour palette, and personality. The result is a timeless piece of floral art — something you can treasure for years to come.

After my own wedding, it was my mother-in-law who first suggested pressing my flowers. At the time, I didn’t know much about flower pressing — I simply tucked the blooms into heavy books and hoped for the best! Most of them turned brown or mouldy, but I framed what I could.

Even now, I still look at that frame every day with fondness and nostalgia. Those imperfect flowers remind me of one of the happiest days of my life. I wish that same wonderful nostalgia for you too — that every time you see your pressed wedding bouquet, it brings back all the warmth and emotion of your wedding day.

If you’re considering wedding bouquet preservation, don’t hesitate. The only regret most brides have is waiting too long and letting their beautiful flowers fade away.

Whether you’re nearby in Buckinghamshire or elsewhere in the UK, you can easily send your flowers to me by post — I receive bouquets from all over the country and would be delighted to preserve yours.

If you’d like to find out more or reserve your preservation date, please visit: PressedMeadow.com

Patti x
Pressed Meadow – Wedding Bouquet Preservation & Pressed Floral Art, Buckinghamshire

PS - My wedding bouquet of spring peonies, ranunculus and sweet peas was created by the wonderful Charlie from The Flower Fairies.